They were approached by a group shouting abuse about the Jambos before Darren was viciously attacked in an underpass.

His injuries included a broken jaw which required a four hour operation to fix with screws and metal plates inserted. Darren also lost three teeth.

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The 22-year-old was grateful that things weren’t even worse however and is glad to still be alive.

“We were walking towards the train station and had just gone down the stairs when they started yelling abuse at us,” he told the Daily Record .

“They started attacking me and punching and kicking my face and body. My mum was begging them to stop and trying her best to get them off me when an older guy came from behind me and punched me incredibly hard in the face. I fell to the ground and had blood pouring from my mouth.

“They could have killed me and I want to see them brought to justice for what they put us through.”

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Mother Nicky, 45, added: They were obviously out looking for trouble and we happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

“It’s disgusting to think that people are capable of such horrible violence on complete strangers.”

Police say the incident is still being investigated and CCTV footage from the area reveiwed.

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